# Museo Histórico de San Felipe, Chile: what it is and when to go > Museo Histórico de San Felipe is a museum in Chile (San Felipe, Chile). Interests: Museums and art. The best time to visit is October to April. In December there are 14 h 09 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 51. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-historico-de-san-felipe/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-08 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **What it is:** Museum · Museums and art - **Where:** Chile · Freire 12, San Felipe - **Best time:** October to April. - **Nearest airport:** SCL Santiago, 71 km as the crow flies - **Website:** [museohistoricosanfelipe.cl](https://museohistoricosanfelipe.cl/) - **Run by:** Sociedad de Historia y Arqueología de Aconcagua - **Coordinates:** -32.75358, -70.72154 ## What it is and where Museo Histórico de San Felipe is a museum in Chile (San Felipe, Chile). It is in [San Felipe, Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/san-felipe/), where this site lists 6 more places to see, 424 m from the centre. Its coordinates are -32.75358, -70.72154; the nearest main airport is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL, Santiago), 71 km as the crow flies. How to get around Chile (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#moverse). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-32.753578%2C-70.721543) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-32.753578%2C-70.721543) - **Run by:** Sociedad de Historia y Arqueología de Aconcagua It is one of the [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museos/) places in Chile. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap. ## When to go The best time to visit Museo Histórico de San Felipe is **October to April**. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Best time | 13 h 56 | | February | Best time | 13 h 10 | | March | Best time | 12 h 15 | | April | Best time | 11 h 11 | | May | Possible | 10 h 19 | | June | Possible | 9 h 51 | | July | Possible | 10 h 03 | | August | Possible | 10 h 47 | | September | Possible | 11 h 49 | | October | Best time | 12 h 50 | | November | Best time | 13 h 43 | | December | Best time | 14 h 09 | In December there are 14 h 09 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 51. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather. When to go to Chile in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#cuando-ir). ## Before you go to Chile To enter Chile there are 8 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Book domestic flights and Torres del Paine places”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Chile checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Chilean peso (CLP); plugs: Type C and L · 220 V · 50 Hz (the Spanish two-pin plug usually works); emergencies: 133 police · 131 ambulance · 132 fire brigade. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it. ## What is nearby - [Museo de Arte Sacro y Costumbrista](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-arte-sacro-y-costumbrista/): Museum · 246 m - [Sala Museo Sociedad de Artesanos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/sala-museo-sociedad-de-artesanos/): Museum · 343 m - [St. Philip's Cathedral, San Felipe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/catedral-de-san-felipe/): San Felipe, Chile · 475 m - [Iglesia de San Francisco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-san-francisco-y-curimon/): National monument of Chile · 4.6 km - [Sendero de Chile: Tramo Orolonco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/sendero-de-chile-tramo-orolonco/): Hiking · 14 km Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Chile guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/). ## More in Chile: Museums and art - [Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-nacional-de-bellas-artes/): national monument of Chile - [Chilean National Museum of Natural History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-nacional-de-historia-natural/): natural history museum in Chile - [Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museum-of-precolombian-art/): art museum in Chile - [Huáscar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/monitor-huascar/): Ironclad monitor of Peruvian and Chilean navies - [Museum of Memory and Human Rights](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museum-of-memory-human-rights/): museum in Santiago de Chile - [Villa Grimaldi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-sitio-y-parque-por-la-paz-villa-grimaldi/): former prison camp of Chile Every Chile place under Museums and art, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museos/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Museo Histórico de San Felipe? It is a museum in Chile. ### When is the best time to visit Museo Histórico de San Felipe? October to April. In December there are 14 h 09 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 51. ### How do you get to Museo Histórico de San Felipe? The nearest main airport is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 71 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-32.753578%2C-70.721543) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Chile is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#moverse). ### How do I add it to my trip? With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Chile map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby. ### What else is around here? Nearby you have [Museo de Arte Sacro y Costumbrista](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-arte-sacro-y-costumbrista/), [Sala Museo Sociedad de Artesanos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/sala-museo-sociedad-de-artesanos/), [St. Philip's Cathedral, San Felipe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/catedral-de-san-felipe/). The rest is in [the Chile guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/). Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1324895811), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0. Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).